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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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