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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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