MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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