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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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