MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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