MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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