MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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