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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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