MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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