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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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