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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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