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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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