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
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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