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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver 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 massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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