MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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