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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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