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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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