MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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