MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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