MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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