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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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