MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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