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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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