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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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