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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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