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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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