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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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