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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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