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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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