MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses 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.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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