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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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