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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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