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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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