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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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