MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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