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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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