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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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