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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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