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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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