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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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