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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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
usually 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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