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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning 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
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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