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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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