MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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