MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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