MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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