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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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