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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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