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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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