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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
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.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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