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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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