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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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