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
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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