MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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