MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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