MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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