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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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