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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates 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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