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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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