MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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