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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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