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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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