MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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