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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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