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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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