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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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