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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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