MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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