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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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