MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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