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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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