MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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