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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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