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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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