MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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