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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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