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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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