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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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