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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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