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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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