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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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