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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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