MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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