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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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