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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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