MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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