MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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