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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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