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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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