MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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