MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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