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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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