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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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