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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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