MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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