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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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