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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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