MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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