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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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