MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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