MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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