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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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