MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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