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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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