MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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