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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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