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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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