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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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