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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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