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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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