MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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