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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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