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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over 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 MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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