MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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