MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses 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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