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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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