MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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