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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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