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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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