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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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