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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
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 many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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