MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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