MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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