MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses 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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