MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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