MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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