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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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