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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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