MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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