MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
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
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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