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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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