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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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