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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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