MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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