MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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