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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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