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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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