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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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