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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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