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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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