MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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