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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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