MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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