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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic 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 exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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