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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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