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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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