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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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