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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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