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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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