MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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