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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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