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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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