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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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