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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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