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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all around 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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