MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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