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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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