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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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