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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
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 many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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