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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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