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
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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