MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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