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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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