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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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