MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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