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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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