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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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