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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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