MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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