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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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