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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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