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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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