MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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