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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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