MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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