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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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