MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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