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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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