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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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