MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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