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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
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
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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