MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|