MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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