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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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