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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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