MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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