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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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