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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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