MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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