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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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