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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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