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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
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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