MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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