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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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