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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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