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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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