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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take 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
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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