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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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