MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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