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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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