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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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