MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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