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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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