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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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