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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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