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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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