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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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