MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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