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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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