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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants 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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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