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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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