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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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