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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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