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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning 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 education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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