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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
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 many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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