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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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