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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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