MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education 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
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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