MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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