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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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