MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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