MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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