MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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