MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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