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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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