MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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