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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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