MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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