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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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