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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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