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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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