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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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