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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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