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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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