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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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