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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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