MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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