MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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