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 fascinating 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
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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