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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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