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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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