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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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