MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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