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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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