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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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