MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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