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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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