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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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