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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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