MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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