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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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