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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
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
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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