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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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