MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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