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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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