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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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