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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
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
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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