MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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