MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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