MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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