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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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