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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes 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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