MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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