MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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