MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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