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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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