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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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