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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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