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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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