MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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