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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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