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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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