MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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