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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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