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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
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
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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