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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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