MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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