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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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