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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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