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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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