MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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