MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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