MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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