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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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