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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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