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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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