MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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