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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
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 lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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