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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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