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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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