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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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