MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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