MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
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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