MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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