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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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