MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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