MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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