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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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