MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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