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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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