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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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