MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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