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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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