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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around 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.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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