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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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