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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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