MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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