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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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