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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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