MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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