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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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