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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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