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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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