MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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