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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over 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
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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