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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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