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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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