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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key 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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