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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
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.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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