MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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