MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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