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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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