MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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