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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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