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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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