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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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