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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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