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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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