MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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