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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver 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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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