MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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