MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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