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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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