MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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