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.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part 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
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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