MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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