MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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