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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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