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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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