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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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