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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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