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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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