MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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