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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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