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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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