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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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