MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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