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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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