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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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