MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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