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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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