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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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