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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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