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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
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 these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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