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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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