MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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