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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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