MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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