MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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