MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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