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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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