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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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