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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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