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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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