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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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