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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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