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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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