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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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