MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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