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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around 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.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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