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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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