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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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