MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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