MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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