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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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