MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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