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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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