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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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