MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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