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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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