MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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