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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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