MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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