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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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