MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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