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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
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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