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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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