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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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