MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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