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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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