MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning 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 these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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