MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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