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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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