MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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