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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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