MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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