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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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