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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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