MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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