MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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