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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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