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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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