MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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