MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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