MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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