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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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