MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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