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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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