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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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