MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online 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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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