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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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