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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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