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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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