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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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