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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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