MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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