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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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