MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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