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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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