MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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