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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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