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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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