MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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