MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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