MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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