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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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