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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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