MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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