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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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