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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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