MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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