MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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