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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important 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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