MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies 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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