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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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