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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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