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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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