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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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