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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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