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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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