MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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