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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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