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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
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
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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