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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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