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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes 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
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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