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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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