MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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