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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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