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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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