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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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