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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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