MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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