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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses 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.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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