MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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