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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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