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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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