MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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