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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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