MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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
almost always 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
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
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
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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