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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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