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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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