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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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