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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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