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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
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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