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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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