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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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