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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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