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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically 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
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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