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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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