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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
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
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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