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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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