MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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