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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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