MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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