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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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