MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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