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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally 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
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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