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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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