MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take 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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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