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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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