MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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