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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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