MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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