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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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