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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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