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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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