MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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