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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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