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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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