MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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