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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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