MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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