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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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