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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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