MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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