MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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