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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews 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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