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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
free
for students 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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