MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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