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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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