MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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