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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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