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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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