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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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