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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around 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 massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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