MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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