MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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