MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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