MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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