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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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