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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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