MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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